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The Yankees' case for Halladay
Buster OlneyThe Yankees, Mets and Red Sox have spent more money in free agency over the past decade than any other teams, as ESPN's esteemed Mark Simon notes: Bi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Cameron centered on the playoffs
Buster Olney...center fielders, playing well at a time when other center fielders his age are watching Major League Baseball from a couch. "I feel like I can still play one of the better center fields in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Running with Bob Sheppard
Buster OlneyBob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009
The Spawn of 'Moneyball'
Buster Olney...of college, against the kind of candidates we're seeing now, I probably wouldn't be in baseball." Call them the Spawn of "Moneyball." Rather than taking up residence on Wall Street or aspiring to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster OlneyThe latest seismic rumbling probably hit the baseball landscape early Thursday morning -- probably before all the...as the Yankees prepare for their championship parade today. No. 1: The Yankees have done a great...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia
Buster OlneyThe old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009
What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS
Buster Olney...And why not? Mariano Rivera has again reinforced his standing as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, tossing 8.2 scoreless innings in this postseason, striking out 10 batters. Rivera has now pitched...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009
A-Rod's adjustments may be paying off
Buster Olney...the first-base line and Boras went out of the picture, and it was all about the baseball, as it really has been since Sports Illustrated reported in February that Rodriguez had tested positive for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009
Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need
Buster Olney...athlete who was constantly catered to by adults from the time he demonstrated he could throw a baseball really hard. No, Margie sent her moping son home on his bike when he complained about an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2009
How the Yankees can slow the Angels
Buster OlneyThe Yankees' internal conversation about how to slow down the Angels' running game in this postseason started a little while back -- before spring tra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009
Instant replay must be expanded … immediately
Buster Olney...start of the Dodgers-Cardinals game today, well, get it done. We've seen with the umpires' handling of home run calls that the system that Major League Baseball has put in place runs efficiently...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2009
Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine
Buster Olney...much less power but much more subtle skills: Edgardo Alfonzo. And the Mets of 1997 stunned the baseball world by winning 88 games that year, an improvement of 17 victories, and damn near made the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009
A "Major League" move by the Padres
Buster OlneyIf you're looking for a CliffsNotes version of what has happened in San Diego, just flip on the movie "Major League." To review the events of the pas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2009
Type A positive
Buster Olney...Cruz found themselves boxed into a maze of baseball rules and regulations last winter, walled in by...up its draft pick in compensation. As of today, there are a little more than two dozen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009
A slimmer Kung Fu Panda is needed
Buster Olney...hitter, now and as they look into the future, because of his unique ability to hit a baseball squarely. "Initially, guys were comparing him with [Manny] Sanguillen, because he can hit bad pitches," Krukow said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 27, 2009
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